I've build web applications of all different sizes from the pretty simple to the really friggin complex (and I'm talking really really complex, not just some da

I've build web applications of all different sizes from the pretty simple to the really friggin complex (and I'm talking really really complex, not just some damn reoccurring food order). I'm more than familiar with it. If you are doing something so brain dead as charging customers who abandon the checkout process that means there is a huge problem with how you are running your shop. When you charge a CC you have to make absolutely SURE you get permission first, that's like really important. From a moral standpoint, a legal standpoint, and a "I want to keep my agreements with MasterCard/Visa/etc" standpoint.